The folks over at Carbonyte would beg to differ, though. The British coachbuilder made its reputation, such as it is, by helping Mercedes-Benz and McLaren develop the chassis for the SLR. But after that, things took a drastic turn for the worse.

We're glad we never saw those projects come to fruition, but the company is now reportedly preparing to do the same with an Audi R8. Whereas the Ferrari job incorporated two giant gullwing doors to give access to all the rear buckets at once, the R8 project – commissioned by the same company that owns the Ferrari limo – appears to feature individual gullwing doors for each of the passenger seats.

The vehicle is reportedly tipped to be completed by this coming summer, and will retain the donor car's 5.2-liter V10 – but we'd guess not its all-wheel drive system, and none of its handling dynamics. Check out the renderings in the image gallery above and the ludicrously dramatic video after the jump.

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Until you get stuck over a speed bump swaying back and forth like a playground swing.
I see that these guys have the creativity of a 3 year old with Lego blocks.
How do you expect to make out with your date with that huge center console, do they not know what limos are hired for?
Should have gone with minivan power sliding doors.

I once said that there was a special place in hell for people who ruin great cars. While the R8 may not be everyone's favorite car, it is sad to see that this car will never again see its full potential on the road.
May the creator of this car burn in eternity.

Umm...not sure how to reply to this as I'm not sure whether you're serious, or really just f**king with me (my guess would be the latter). I do agree that the Civic was a good car up until 2000...bought a new 98 Civic my junior year in college...served me well...